Mental Health

Momentum for Mental Health requested information on Assertive Community Treatment training. BJA NTTAC provided the requited with a list of provider that may offer that training in their area.

Rick Skilliter requested information on CIT curriculum availability. BJA NTTAC provided information on the draft CIT curriculum in development at BJA and provided contact information for Police Research Associates, Inc., who are planning CIT trainings for the upcoming year.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance requested updates to the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) curriculum, developed under a previous BJA NTTAC engagement. CNA was selected to continue this work, through surveys of national CIT programs, reviews by subject matters experts, and a pilot training. The pilot training occurred in December 2017, and CNA used that pilot to continue making revisions and updates to the curriculum materials. A final version of the CIT curriculum was delivered to BJA in April 2018.

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana requested assistance in implementation a law enforcement assisted diversion program. The LEAD National Support Bureau was selected to fulfil the request and conducted working group sessions and discussions with New Orleans personnel onsite form July 17-29, 2018.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance requested travel support for representatives from multiple states to attend a meeting of the Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative. BJA NTTAC provided travel support to 10 representatives from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan, who attended the meeting from June 26 - 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Milwaukee Local JRI site requested assistance in refreshing their sequential intercepts model, identifying a mental health screening tool, and updating their behavioral matrix to include mental health. BJA NTTAC referred the request to the Council of State Governments.

Looking for information on the role of judges and attorneys in mental health court. Referred to CSG, and provided with relevant publications.

The City of Apache Junction is located to the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The city has an estimated population of over 36,000 with an influx of over 20,000 seasonal residents in the winter months. The Apache Junction Police Department has 57 sworn officers. In 2009, the average ratio of officers to citizens in the US was about 2.3 officers per one thousand residents. One in four adults, approximately 61.5 million Americans experiences mental illness in a given year.